(Continued from Part 1) Clarifying the Gospel How is Christianity different? When I began to think of how to communicate the Gospel clearly in this context, it was more of a challenge than I thought it was going to be. I started to notice similar elements to spiritism in my own thoughts. It is easy […]
Noticing Animism in Thailand (Part 1)
The other night watching Bangkok TV in Thai (it is good practice for learning Thai, believe it or not) we came across a show that was supposed to be scary, and it made me curious to see what a scary movie would be like here. It was pretty corny, but that is actually pretty good […]
The State of the Church in Thailand
Thailand as of January 2010 Population 63,038,401 Christians 339,048 Churches 4,186 Percent Christian 0.54% Percentage of districts (amphurs) with no churches 23% Percentage of sub-districts (tumbons) with no churches 78% Percentage of sub-districts with no Christians 47% Percentage of population who have little or no opportunity to hear the gospel because there are no Christians near […]
Footage of me at the Birthplace of Buddhism in India
I really am terrible when someone sticks a camera in my face and tells me to talk, but I still made it on a video podcast. This footage is of some of the most heartbreaking things I have ever witnessed in my life. 0:33 – Bro. Gardner trying to get a taxi driver (who spoke […]
Chart Contrasting the Views of Christianity and Buddhism
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Buddhist Worldview and Foundations
The Unreached in Asia
John 3:16 from a Thai Buddhist Worldview – Total Opposite!
A missionary friend of mine explains how a Thai person would interpret the most basic and clear verses to the western mind. There are many difficulties and misunderstandings to overcome in order for someone to simply understand the Gospel, much less believe it! Here is the most famous verse in the Bible broken down through the viewpoint of a […]
Some interesting things I’m learning about Buddhism and Thailand
Some interesting things I’m learning about Buddhism in Thailand: Monks are not ordained for life. Many times they will do it just for the rainy season If they remain past that, it is usually from 1-3 years. Thai are from the most conservative and fundamental school of the 3 branches of Buddhism – the Theravada school […]
Buddhist Sin-Releasing Ceremony in Thailand
If you have seen our video, you probably wondered what all the fireworks, celebration, and lanterns had to do with anything. This is a yearly Buddhist ceremony, known as Yi Peng, where thousands will gather together to light these lanterns that will fly away into the air, to make merit, and to let go of all […]